Industry In Action
Keeping It Clean
For nearly 30 years, Global Spill Control has focused on investing in business and delivering quality products that can weather changing markets and trends. By Sue Nelson What does it take to survive and thrive as a business over many decades? In Global Spill Control’s case, it was an entrepreneurial spirit and a healthy curiosity [...]
Good Advice
Safe Storage Of Dangerous Goods
It can seem costly and maybe even excessive, but good housekeeping is critical when it comes to dangerous goods. By Meg Crawford Australian workplace health and safety laws require that businesses identify and eliminate the risks associated with dangerous goods as far as possible, but it’s easier said than done in the construction industry where [...]
Industry In Action
Building A Better Business
Two CSS member businesses, Ultimate Fasteners and Kencor Sales, have joined forces to provide a wider range of products—and a wider range of customers. By Merran White When your business is selling essential but low-unit-cost industrial hardware in regional areas, you need to find ways to expand your market while satisfying existing customers. This is [...]
Industry In Action
Something Old, Something New
One of the older houses in Marrickville, NSW, has been restored, rejuvenated and rebooted into an exceptional family home. By Kerryn Ramsey A few years ago, Neil Mackenzie—who started architecture firm Mackenzie Pronk with his partner Heidi Pronk—was regularly kayaking on the Cooks River in Marrickville, in Sydney’s Inner West. During his paddles, he would admire the quiet [...]
Community News
The Joy Of Giving
A Donation From CSS Members Will Make A Real Difference To Young People Affected By Cancer. Harry is a Youth Ambassador for CanTeen, the charity that supports the 23,000 young people that go through a cancer experience in Australia every year. “CanTeen became a part of my life when my Mum discovered that she had [...]
Need To Know
GM Holden & HSV Launch New Colorado SportsCat
The New Colorado SportsCat Delivers Comfort And Performance GM Holden and HSV have announced the launch of the new Colorado SportsCat, a derivation of the volume-selling Colorado 4×4 Crew Cab Pick-up and the first vehicle to be produced under the new agreement struck between the two companies. Playing to HSV’s niche design and engineering capabilities, [...]
Community News
Tradies Health In The Spotlight
The cost of not looking after health and safety on site is being highlighted by new research from the Australian Physiotherapy Association. New research by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) shows Australian tradies are more likely to take care of their tools than their own bodies. The Empirica Research survey commissioned by the APA revealed [...]
Community News
Tom Drane Racing in the USA
Hi, Tom Drane here to provide a little update as to what my TDR team have been up to and where we are at. Back in May we headed across to the United States to compete in the American Flat Track Grand Nationals being held in Springfield, Illinois. My team consisted of Matt Drane (my father [...]
June - August 2018
AS 1252: 2016 – A Brief Overview
The 2016 issue of AS 1252 significantly raises the quality bar over the 1983/1996 standards, and when product is supplied that adheres to it, will result in higher quality structural assemblies. The most significant aspect of the 2016 standard is the addition of a mandatory assembly test. The assembly test requires all components of a structural assembly (bolt, nut and washer) to be tested together: where the [...]
Industry In Action June - August 2018
ICCONS Makes an impact
ICCONS recently brought their on-site rig to the Impact-A trade day, showcasing and educating on their wide range of fasteners and tools. ICCONS recently brought the ICCONS ON-SITE rig to a trade day at the site of the Impact-A store in Canberra. Impact-A is the brand-new store wholly owned by the CSS Group. And what a great day it was, in typical [...]